BIOLOGY MINOR FOR SECONDARY TEACHING
Updated August 2012
The minor in Biology for Secondary teachers consists of a minimum of 20 credits. Candidates for
certification in this minor must pass the Michigan Test for Teacher Certification (MTTC) in Biology
(Test #17). You must demonstrate your knowledge in the following categories:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Subarea
Foundations of Scientific Inquiry
Cellular Function
Heredity and Evolutionary Changes
Organization of Living Things
Ecological Systems
Approximate Percentage of Questions on Test
19%
15%
22%
22%
22%
You may access a study guide at the MTTC testing site; the courses below have been selected so
that you will be well prepared for the test. The following chart is intended to provide you a guide for
scheduling your semesters and for keeping track of your grade point average.
CORE COURSES IN BIOLOGY (12 credits)
SUBJECT/
COURSE
TITLE
BIO 240
Cells and Genetics
BIO 260
Organismal Biology
BIO 280
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
CREDIT
HOURS
4
4
4
SEMESTER
GRADE
ADVANCED COURSES IN BIOLOGY (Choose 8 additional credits selected from the following advanced
courses in Biology.)
SUBJECT/
CREDIT
COURSE
TITLE
HOURS
SEMESTER
GRADE
BIO 221
Human Physiology – Strongly Recommended
4
BIO 301
General Microbiology
4
BIO 315
Topics in Ecology
4
BIO 320
Plant Physiology
4
BIO 332
Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates
4
BIO 340
Topics in Plant Biology
4
BIO 343
Vascular Plant Systematics
4
BIO 348
Topics in Cell Biology-Lecture
3
BIO 349
Topics in Cell Biology-Lab
1
BIO 355
Developmental Biology
4
BIO 356
Advanced Genetics (prereq: Chemistry 231)
3
BIO 357
Advanced Genetics lab
1
BIO 366
Molecular Biology
4
BIO 370
Animal Behavior
4
BIO 374
Biology of Insects
4
BIO 380
Field Studies in Biology
1-4
BIO 390
Independent Study of Biology
1-3
BIO 421
Evolutionary Biology
4
BIO 422
Invertebrate Zoology
4
BIO 432
Vertebrate Zoology
4
BIO 442
Topics in Physiology
4
BIO 490
Independent Research
2
BIO 495
Advanced Topics in Biology
1-4
A SCIENCE METHODS COURSE - REQUIRED (3 credits)
(The Science methods course is considered pedagogy and will be counted with your education
courses for certification.) This MUST be completed prior to the student teaching semester!
SUBJECT/
COURSE
EDUC 331
TITLE
Teaching of Science in the Secondary School
(offered Fall Semester only)
CREDIT
HOURS
2
SEMESTER
GRADE
EDUC 332
Teaching of Science in the Secondary School
Field Placement (offered Fall Semester only)
1